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Anthony Lord, 35, was charged with two counts of murder and one count of kidnapping, Maine State Police said. Police said the kidnap victim was Brittany Irish, 22, who was with Lord when he was taken into custody. Lord is suspected of fatally shooting Irish's boyfriend, Kyle Hewitt, 22, of Caribou, and wounding her mother, Kim Irish, 55, at the Irish home in Benedicta, police said.

Seattle has lost four of five matches without forwards Clint Dempsey and Obafemi Martins. But Zach Scott says the Sounders will look back on their slump as an aberration — maybe even as a necessary wake-up call.

Seattle has lost four of five matches without forwards Clint Dempsey and Obafemi Martins. But Zach Scott says the Sounders will look back on their slump as an aberration — maybe even as a necessary wake-up call.

Seattle has lost four of five matches without forwards Clint Dempsey and Obafemi Martins. But Zach Scott says the Sounders will look back on their slump as an aberration — maybe even as a necessary wake-up call.

By Kristen Hays HOUSTON (Reuters) - The North Dakota crude on a Berkshire Hathaway Inc-owned BNSF Railway Co train that derailed this week in Montana was produced by Norway's Statoil and complied with regulations that limit flammability, a Statoil spokesman said on Friday. Statoil spokesman Peter Symons said the crude was "fully compliant" with North Dakota regulations imposed in April that limit vapor pressure in crude before it is loaded into railcars for transport to market. The state has used vapor pressure as a proxy for measuring the amount of flammable natural gas liquids that are present in crude that can ignite in a crash.

This reader is offended by the idea that soccer is un-American and that all Americans desire changes. Rather than bastardize it into an unrecognizable sport for the U.S., Americans should spend some time learning the beautiful game.

This reader is offended by the idea that soccer is un-American and that all Americans desire changes. Rather than bastardize it into an unrecognizable sport for the U.S., Americans should spend some time learning the beautiful game.

This reader is offended by the idea that soccer is un-American and that all Americans desire changes. Rather than bastardize it into an unrecognizable sport for the U.S., Americans should spend some time learning the beautiful game.

Three of the Marines killed on Thursday in Chattanooga, Tennessee were battle-hardened veterans who survived tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. The fourth was relatively new to the Marine Corps, fresh out of boot camp. Outlines of the lives of the four slain Marines have started to emerge from online posts and photos, as well as from interviews with close friends and family.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — After a new law went into effect in January, more than half of all new driver's licenses issued in California this year have gone to people who are in the country illegally, the state said Friday.